Outing Planner

Long Island Golf Outing Guide

Golf outings are a great way to court clients, reward employees or raise funds for a worthy cause. Long Island offers some great courses to host your outing. Planning a golf outing requires some organization. Here’s a brief primer on what’s required and some ideas to make your outing a memorable day.

Tournament Format: Here’s where having a Tournament Director comes in handy, they can decide what kind of format to play – stroke play, best ball, etc.

Donations, Sponsorships and Picking Prizes: This item is best coordinated by one person. That said, enlisting help within the organization will be key to raising money and finding donations.

Event Promotion: Post the details on your website and be ready with flyers. This website has some great promotion options too. Don’t hold back and get creative.

Day Of Outing Plans

Registration: You’ll need a good staff at-the-ready once your golfers start arriving. Golf course staff will help you with assigning carts and starting holes.

Golf Scoring: The tournament directory will need to collect all the scores at the end of round.

Awards Lunch/Dinner: Here’s an opportunity to raise more money with raffles, plus it’s a great time to recognize everyone who contributed – sponsors, volunteers and organizers. And, don’t forget to recognize the winners (and losers) of your tournament – trophies are a nice touch.